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Buick Invicta 1960 4-door hardtop
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Buick Invicta 1960 4-door sedan - badge on rear panel. The 'Invicta' model replaced the 'Century' models in 1959, but was itself replaced by the 'Wildcat' model for 1963
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Buick Invicta 1959 hardtop - badge on rear panel. The name 'Invicta' was new for 1959, taking over from the Buick Century.
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Buick Invicta 1959 4-door hardtop. Powered by 6,572cc (401) 325 bhp V8
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Buick Invicta 1960 4-door hardtop. For 1960 the controversial 'Chinese Eyes' slanted headlamps were levelled.
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Buick Invicta 1960 4-door sedan. Buick gave the Invicta the 6,571cc (401) 'Nailhead' V8 to create the 123-inch 'Banker's Hot Rod'.
Buick Invicta 1959 4-door hardtop front
Buick Invicta 1959 4-door hardtop. The Invicta name was first used in 1959 and was offered on 123-inch 4-door sedan, 2 and 4-door hardtop, Convertible and Station Wagon.
Buick Invicta 1959 4-door hardtop side
Buick Invicta 1959 4-door hardtop. The Invicta was Buick's mid-range car for 1959, built on a 123-inch wheelbase.
Buick Invicta 1960 4-door hardtop front
Buick Invicta 1960 4-door hardtop. After poor sales in 1959 Buick revised the body for 1960, returning the 'VentiPorts' to the front wings (only 3 because the Invicta is an entry level car), and the 'Swoopspear' along the sides.
Buick Invicta 1960 4-door hardtop rear
Buick Invicta 1960 4-door hardtop
Buick Invicta 1960 4-door hardtop side
Buick Invicta 1960 4-door hardtop. After poor sales in 1959 Buick continued with the same body for the 1960 Invictas, but returned the 'VentiPorts' to the front wings (only 3 because the Invicta is an entry level car). The 'Swoopspear' also came back along the sides.
Buick Invicta 1960 4-door sedan front
Buick Invicta 1960 4-door sedan. In 1959 the 'Invicta' replaced the 'Century' model, but continued the tradition of a big engine in a 'small' car
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Buick Invicta 1960 4-door hardtop
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Buick Invicta 1960 4-door hardtop - wheel. This shows the 3 'VentiPorts' which were brought back for 1960. The Invicta was one of the smaller Buicks, even though it had the larger Buick engine. Larger Buicks were given 4 VentiPorts.
Buick LeSabre 1959 side
Buick LeSabre 1959 4-door hardtop. All new for 1959, well based on the 1975 concept 'XP-75'. LeSabre was the entry level Buick replacing the Special. LeSabre was marketed as 'the thriftiest Buick'. A 364cu inch V8 powered the LeSabre. The body was shared with other full-size GM cars, and even the top Cadillacs, Buick Electra, Oldsmobile 98 and Cadillac used a stretched version of this body.
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Buick Special 1958 4-door sedan. The Series 40 Special was built as a 2-door or 4-door sedan, or a pillarless Riviera 2-door or 4-door Riviera Sedan, as well as a Convertible and two Station Wagons. All were built on a 122-inch wheelbase. A 5,957cc (364) V8 engine powered the Special
Buick Electra 225 1959 hardtop rear
Buick Electra 225 1959 hardtop. With 4-door, 4-window hardtop body, the 'Electra 225' replaced the 'Limited' in 1959. The Electra 225 was 225-inches long, and it shared its GM C-body with the Oldsmobile 98 and Cadillac on a 126.3 inch wheelbase. A 6-window hardtop was marketed as the Electra 225 Riviera hardtop, but the 'Riviera' tag was not given to the 4-window hardtop.
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Cadillac Sedan DeVille 1959 4-window. A 'fastback' 6-window Sedan DeVille was also offered for 1959
Cadillac Sedan Deville 1960 rear
Cadillac Sedan Deville 1960. The sedan Deville was a pillarless 4-door hardtop, and this design with large wraparound rear windows shared with other GM brands
Cadillac Sedan Deville 1960 side
Cadillac Sedan Deville 1960. The Series 6300 Sedan DeVille was built on a 130-inch wheelbase, and was a 4-door hardtop
Chevrolet Impala 1959 Sport Sedan rear
Chevrolet Impala 1959 Sport Sedan, a 4-door hardtop,built on a 119-inch wheelbase.
Chevrolet Impala 1959 Sport Sedan side
Chevrolet Impala 1959 Sport Sedan. The Sport Sedan was almost a 4-dooor hardtop, and the large wraparound rear window made the Impala very light and roomy in the rear. The Cadillac Sedan DeVille shared this design on a larger body. The Cadillac Series 62 and 'deVille' models sat on a 130 inch wheelbase and measured 225 inches, whereas the Chevrolet Impala was 119 inches between the wheels and 211 inches overall.
Oldsmobile Super 88 1960 4-door sedan front
Oldsmobile Super 88 1960 4-door sedan. The Super 88 shared its 123-inch wheelbase body with the lowly 'Dynamic 88' (and also the Buick Invicta), whereas the the Buick 'Ninety-Eight' measured 126.3-inches.
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Image created by Simon GP Geoghegan (email: web@simoncars.co.uk)